Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-05-12

to know, says the location of the pro-
posed new depot for the Santa Fe will
not be changed.
THE earthquake shocks continue,
down in Mexico. 1t seems that old
mother earth has taken blind staggers
in her northern hemisphere.
THE unceasing rattle of the mason's
trowel and the carpenters hammer IS
a constant reminder of our citv's prog
ress Booms may come and booms
may go, but our building goes on for
ever.
THERE is work foT us to do, while
the years are rolling on; there IS wealth
plenty, too, while the years are roll
ing on; as our journey we pursue let
us buy lot or two, for our boom VIII
push right through. while the years are
rolling on.
LET it be borne in mind that Great
Bend is the central city OF the state;
that in time it must be the center OF
the great Santa Fe system in this part
of the state, and one can readily see
that our hope is not in vain nor our
faith dead one.
THERE was good deal of talk at the
meeting before our recent election con-
corning the proper location OF the two
new school buildings for which bonds
were voted. Now that these buildings
are soon to be built it will be well for
our people to talk up this matter of
location. Let these schools be located
to the best interests of the whole city.
9 THE parties, who have been insist
ing that they are ready, anxious and
willing to buy the present Scholastic,
should now come to the front and send
in their bids They should be liberal
and, now that they have talked up the
matter and induced the school board
to hear their propositions, not disap-
point them with mean and Stlngy bids.
THE people are anXiously awaiting
to hear from the committee appointed
to Solicit subscriptions for the Normal
school We are able to inform them
that while that committee, owing to
circumstances, have done no active
work yet the enterprise is not sleeping
They hope to be able to set to work i'll
earnest within day or two, and they
are sanguine that complete success will
crown their efforts.
WE must go to work in the interest
of our normal school, and we must
work earnestly. We can not afford,
sitter meeting in high cOnclaye and re-
solving that this enterprise shall be a
success, to falter in the undertaking.
a committee was appointed at the
meeting to solicit subscriptions, and we
suggest that is high time that commit
tee should set to work. Each moment
of time is precious, for ere this enter
prise is under way another will lie de-
handing our attention.
THE mighty power welded by news
papers for the good of Il state finds Il
striking Illustration in Kansas. This
state is to-day, beyond all question, the
most prosperous of any in the Union
and at the same time it has more pa
pers than any other state in proportion
to its population. Another significant
thing is the fact that the most prosper
Gus towns in this state are those that
have been generous supporters of their
newspapers. Take for example Wichi-
TIA, Hutchinson and Garden City, these
towns have supported good papers, even
from their infancy, in several instances
the citizens paying their money to sup
port them.
CONCERNING the question of the vast
extent of the natural gas belt the Chi
cago Inter- Ocean has the following to
say:
1.-The most wonderful thing about the
new fuel appears to be the universally
of its distribution. 1t seems to be al
most everywhere. 1t is far more wide
~ diffused than coal or iron or petrOle-
UNI, or other treasures of the lower
deeps. Whether it exists in enduring
quantities is the only debatable mat
ter. PittShurg has been using it in
vast measures for several years, and it
is said without apparent diminution of
the force of its flow from the wells
CHANGING TOWN NAMES.
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